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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Springfield-based consulting engineer firm Crawford, Murphy and Tilly, Inc., recently signed an Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Statement of Support as a public show of support for its employees serving in the the Guard and Reserve.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Springfield-based consulting engineer firm Crawford, Murphy and Tilly, Inc., recently signed an Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Statement of Support as a public show of support for its employees serving in the the Guard and Reserve.

Signing recognizes importance of Guard, Reserve service to nation’s defense

SPRINGFIELD

– Brian Whitson, chairman and chief executive officer of Crawford,Murphy and Tilly, Inc., recently signed an Employer Support of the Guard and ReserveStatement of Support as a show of support for employees of the Springfield-based consultingengineer firm who serve the nation in the National Guard and Reserve.“The Illinois ESGR Committee appreciates that CMT is willing to make this publicgesture of support on behalf of the men and women of the Guard and Reserve,” said retired Brig.Gen. John Sheedy, Illinois ESGR Central West Area Chair. “On behalf of our committee chair,Dr. Michael Ayers, I want to thank Brian Whitson for signing this Statement of Support toacknowledge the continued importance of service in the National Guard and Reserve to thedefense of our nation.”In signing a Statement of Support CMT joins with thousands of other employers andorganizations across the country to:- MORE -

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Recognize, honor and enforce the Uniformed Services Employment and Re-EmploymentRights Act (USERRA) and ensure managers and supervisors will have the tools neededto effectively manage employees who serve in the Guard and Reserve.

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Recognize and support our country’s service members and their families in peace, crisesand war.“Quite frankly, it would be impossible for the National Guard and Reserve to doeverything they do without employers like CMT who support their military service members,”said Sheedy. “Our Guardsmen and Reservists would not be able to continue to serve in uniform,if not for this continued support.”Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve is a Department of Defense agency. Itsmission is to gain and maintain the support of employers for service in the Reserve Componentsby increasing awareness of the law, recognizing outstanding employer support and helping toresolve conflicts through informal mediation. Thousands of ESGR volunteers nationwideprovide education, consultation and, if needed, neutral mediation for employers of Guardsmenand Reservists. More information about ESGR outreach programs and services is available at

http://www.esgr.com

.Crawford, Murphy and Tilly, Inc. is a full-service consulting engineer firm focused onaviation, highways and bridges, water and wastewater, and land development. CMT providesplanning, design, and construction observation phase services. Headquartered in Springfield, Ill.,CMT also has offices in Aurora, Ill., Chicago, Edwardsville, Peoria and Rockford, Ill., as well aslocations in Indianapolis and St. Louis.For more information about the ESGR Statement of Support or other ESGR programsand services contact Lt. Col. Tim Franklin (see contact information above)